Cigar-holder



M. H. LUCAS 81 D. B. KELLY.

CIGAR HOLDER.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN. 30. 1915.

1 1 95,046. Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MELVIN H. LUCAS AND DENNIS IB. KELLY, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

CIGAR-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MELVIN H. LUCAS and DENNrs B. KELLY, citizens of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Holders; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates'to new and useful improvements in cigar holders and more particularly to an attachment therefor and the primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and highly useful attachment that may be fixed upon cigar holders of various kinds without necessitating any material change in the construction thereof and operated easily to lock or securely retain a cigar within the holder.

Another object is to improve attachments for retaining cigars in holders so as to render them more practical, simple as to construction and cheap to manufacture.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim.

With reference to the drawings, wherein we have illustrated the preferred embodiment of our invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a lon-v gitudinal sectional view taken through our improved holder showing a cigar 1n position therein, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the holder, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the cigar holder.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1 designates generally a cigar holder of the ordinary and well known construction, which is tapered toward one end to provide a mouth piece or hit 2 of the ordinary type and which is formed with a tapered cigar receiving socket 3 that communicates with the usual bore 4 extending through the stem or mouth piece. Our improved attachment comprises arlng or band 5 that is to be slidably mounted upon the holder 1, thereby allowing outward and inward movement of the same. Formed integral with the ring or band 5 and extending Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

Application filed January 30, 1915. Serial No. 5,269.

outwardly therefrom are oppositely alined clgar retaining hooks 6 of spring metal, said hooks having relatively straight shanks. The shanks of the hooks 6 are relatively fiat and arranged to engage the sides of the holder. The bills 7 of the hooks are turned inwardly and enter the socket 3 through openings 8 formed in opposite sides of the holder adjacent to the larger end thereof.

The bills 7 are pointed at their free ends and arranged so that the pointed ends will blte into the end of the cigar that is disposed within the socket 3 and lock or securely retain the cigar within the holder. The bills are of such construction as to prevent a cigar from becoming unnecessarily in ured when clamped and penetrate the cigar only a short distance but sufficiently to retain it securely in position. The openlngs 8 are enlarged toward their outer ends and are of angular formation so as to permlt the bills to be moved inwardly and outwardly relative to the socket 3.

In use the cigar is inserted in the socket 3 in the ordinary manner and the band or ring 5 is in inoperative position so as to dispose the bills of the hooks in out of the way position and so as to not interfere with the cigar. Upon moving the band or ring 5 inwardly toward the mouth piece or hit 2 the bills are drawn into the socket and will bite the cigar.

With reference to the foregoing description and accompanying drawings, it will be observed that we have provided a simple and highly useful attachment for retaining cigars in holders which may be attached easily to various kinds of holders without necessitating any material change in the construction thereof. The attachment may be ornamented and is of such character as to lie fiat upon the holder thus obviating all possibility of unsightliness or bulkiness.

In practice, we have found that the form of our invention, illustrated in the draw ings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of our device will necessarily vary, we desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be re sorted to, when required, without sacrificing What is claimed is The combination with a cigar holder having a cigar receiving socket in one end, and oppositely alined openings formed in the sides thereof and communicating with the socket, said openings being inclined inwardly toward the opposite end of said holder, of a band slidably mounted upon the holder and oppositely alined cigar retaining hooks, said hooks having relatively straight shanks of spring metal formed integral with the band and being disposed to engage the sides of the holder, the bills of the hooks being turned inwardly and point-ed, said bills being disposed within the openings, in the holder, thereby limiting the movement of the band in one direction, the formation of the openings serving to facilitate the removal of the bills from engagement with a cigar when the band is pushed outwardly.

In testimony whereof W'e aifix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

MELVIN H. LUCAS. DENNIS B. KELLY. WVitnesses:

LoUIs A. REOKEN,

E. J. SwENsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. 

